PTA Mandates IPv6-Only Backbone Transition for Tier-1 ISPs & Cloud Providers by Q4 2026
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a regulatory directive mandating Tier-1 ISPs, cloud service providers, and telecom operators to transition core backbone routing to IPv6-only architectures and achieve full dual-stack enablement by Q4 2026 to eliminate CGNAT bottlenecks.



